Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2016 ACF ACYF EV 1157
Apply for HHS 2016 ACF ACYF EV 1157
- The HHS-ACF in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Family Violence Prevention and Services Discretionary Grant: National Capacity Building Center to Expand Services for Children, Youth, and Abused Parents Impacted by Domestic Violence" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.592.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 26, 2016 and posted on Apr 26, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 27, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Family Violence Prevention and Services Discretionary Grant: National Capacity Building Center to Expand Services for Children, Youth, and Abused Parents Impacted by Domestic Violence is a federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (HHS-ACF). It is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the federal agency expects to have an active role in supporting and guiding the work rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back. The overall purpose is to fund one organization to operate a national capacity-building center that strengthens how domestic violence and dating violence service systems respond to children, youth, teens, and abused parents, with a strong emphasis on approaches that are domestic violence-informed, trauma-informed, culturally relevant, and appropriate to a child or young person s developmental stage and age.
The grant is designed to increase the ability of a wide range of partners to deliver better services and programming. The intended beneficiaries are not just direct service programs, but the broader field: domestic violence and dating violence service providers, state domestic violence coalitions, community-based programs, Tribes and Tribal programs, and SSAPC Demonstration Projects (Specialized Services to Abused Parents and Their Children). In practice, this means the funded center is expected to serve as a hub that helps programs adopt and consistently implement effective, evidence-informed strategies for supporting young people exposed to domestic violence and for supporting the non-abusive parent or caregiver who is also navigating the impacts of abuse.
The work outlined in the opportunity focuses on four main functions: collecting and organizing what already exists, creating new field-facing tools, delivering training and technical assistance, and maintaining an accessible online resource center. First, the grantee must gather and curate existing resources such as promising practices, guidelines, training materials, and other practical tools related to evidence-informed, trauma-informed, and culturally relevant programming for children, youth, and teens affected by domestic violence. This includes resources specifically aimed at abused parents, recognizing that strengthening the safety, stability, and parenting support available to the non-abusive parent is often central to a child s recovery and resilience.
Second, the grantee is expected to fill gaps by developing new technical assistance resources. These new materials should explicitly promote protective factors and resilience for children and youth impacted by domestic violence, including strategies that help foster and strengthen relationships with their non-abusive parents or caregivers. The opportunity signals a focus on approaches that not only address harm and trauma symptoms, but also build strengths, connection, and supportive caregiving environments.
Third, the capacity-building center must provide training and technical assistance across the domestic violence field to improve consistent implementation of programming that is evidence-informed, trauma-informed, and culturally relevant. This is about moving beyond isolated pilot efforts and helping programs apply high-quality approaches in a reliable, replicable way, while still allowing for local adaptation and responsiveness to culture, community, and lived experience. Training and TA would likely include structured learning opportunities, consultation, and practical implementation supports aimed at improving staff skills and program quality.
Fourth, the grantee must sustain and expand an online resource center focused specifically on children, youth, and abused parents impacted by domestic violence. The resource center is expected to include and continue developing content in key areas: an interventions database, culturally relevant interventions and programming, staff capacity-building materials, and parent support and engagement strategies. This requirement implies the center must not only create resources but keep them current, organized, and easy to use for practitioners in different settings and communities.
In addition to resource and training work, the opportunity places strong importance on cross-system partnership building. The funded center is expected to help expand partnerships between domestic violence programs and child welfare, home visitation, early childhood systems, and Head Start programs. This reflects the reality that children affected by domestic violence often touch multiple systems, and improving outcomes typically requires coordinated practices, shared understanding of domestic violence dynamics, and pathways for safe referral and collaboration.
Key administrative details from the notice include the opportunity number (HHS-2016-ACF-ACYF-EV-1157) and CFDA number 93.592. The award ceiling is 500,000 dollars, with one expected award, indicating a single national grantee rather than multiple regional recipients. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations (both with and without 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education) and Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments, with additional eligibility details referenced in the full notice. The posting and creation date is April 26, 2016, and the application closing date listed is June 27, 2016.
Overall, the grant funds a single national organization to serve as an organizing and improvement engine for the field: identifying and spreading effective practices, producing new tools where needed, training providers to implement high-quality and culturally grounded programming, maintaining a centralized online resource hub, and strengthening coordination between domestic violence services and the child- and family-serving systems that frequently engage the same families.
FAQs: Family Violence Prevention and Services Discretionary Grant - National Capacity Building Center
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (HHS-ACF) called the Family Violence Prevention and Services Discretionary Grant: National Capacity Building Center to Expand Services for Children, Youth, and Abused Parents Impacted by Domestic Violence.
What is the main purpose of the grant?
The purpose is to fund one organization to operate a national capacity-building center that strengthens how domestic violence and dating violence service systems respond to children, youth, teens, and abused parents impacted by domestic violence. The work emphasizes domestic violence-informed, trauma-informed, culturally relevant approaches that fit a child or young person's age and developmental stage.
What type of award is this?
The award is structured as a cooperative agreement. This means the federal agency expects to play an active role in supporting and guiding the work, rather than only providing funding with minimal involvement.
How many awards are expected?
One award is expected. The notice describes a single national grantee rather than multiple regional or local awardees.
What is the maximum (ceiling) award amount?
The award ceiling is $500,000.
Who is the intended beneficiary of the capacity-building center's work?
The intended beneficiaries are the broader domestic violence field, including domestic violence and dating violence service providers, state domestic violence coalitions, community-based programs, Tribes and Tribal programs, and SSAPC Demonstration Projects (Specialized Services to Abused Parents and Their Children).
Does this grant fund direct services to individuals and families?
The described purpose focuses on funding a national capacity-building center that supports systems, programs, and providers through resources, training, and technical assistance, rather than directly funding local service delivery. The center strengthens how the field delivers services by helping programs adopt and implement effective approaches.
What populations are emphasized in this opportunity?
The opportunity emphasizes children, youth, and teens impacted by domestic violence and dating violence, as well as abused parents (non-abusive parents or caregivers). It highlights the importance of strengthening safety, stability, and parenting support for the non-abusive parent as part of supporting child recovery and resilience.
What core approach does the opportunity require the center to promote?
The center is expected to promote approaches that are domestic violence-informed, trauma-informed, culturally relevant, and developmentally appropriate for children and youth.
What are the four main functions the funded center must carry out?
The opportunity outlines four primary functions:
- Collecting and organizing existing resources (curation of promising practices, guidelines, training materials, and tools).
- Developing new technical assistance resources to fill gaps.
- Providing training and technical assistance across the field to improve consistent implementation of evidence-informed and culturally relevant programming.
- Maintaining and expanding an accessible online resource center focused on children, youth, and abused parents impacted by domestic violence.
What kinds of existing resources must be collected and curated?
The grantee must gather and curate materials such as promising practices, guidelines, training materials, and other practical tools related to evidence-informed, trauma-informed, and culturally relevant programming for children, youth, and teens impacted by domestic violence, including resources aimed specifically at abused parents.
What kinds of new resources is the center expected to develop?
The center is expected to develop new technical assistance resources that address gaps and explicitly promote protective factors and resilience for children and youth. The materials should include strategies that foster and strengthen relationships with non-abusive parents or caregivers, and support strengths, connection, and supportive caregiving environments (not only trauma symptom response).
What does "training and technical assistance" mean in this grant?
Training and technical assistance are intended to help domestic violence programs and partners improve consistent implementation of high-quality programming that is evidence-informed, trauma-informed, and culturally relevant. The notice anticipates structured learning opportunities, consultation, and practical implementation supports to improve staff skills and program quality.
What is meant by "consistent implementation" and "local adaptation"?
The opportunity emphasizes improving reliable and replicable use of effective approaches across programs, while still allowing for local adaptation and responsiveness to community culture, context, and lived experience.
What is the online resource center expected to include?
The online resource center is expected to be sustained and expanded with content focused on children, youth, and abused parents impacted by domestic violence. Key content areas named in the notice include:
- An interventions database
- Culturally relevant interventions and programming
- Staff capacity-building materials
- Parent support and engagement strategies
Is the center expected to keep the online resources updated?
Yes. The requirement to sustain and expand the online resource center implies maintaining content so it remains current, organized, accessible, and easy to use for practitioners in different settings and communities.
What partnerships does the grant emphasize?
The opportunity places strong emphasis on cross-system partnership building. The funded center is expected to help expand partnerships between domestic violence programs and systems such as child welfare, home visitation, early childhood systems, and Head Start programs.
Why are cross-system partnerships a priority in this opportunity?
The notice reflects that children impacted by domestic violence often interact with multiple systems. Improving outcomes often requires coordinated practices, shared understanding of domestic violence dynamics, and safe pathways for referral and collaboration.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations (with or without 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education) and Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments. The notice also references additional eligibility details in the full announcement.
Are institutions of higher education eligible?
No. The eligibility statement notes that nonprofit organizations are eligible but excludes institutions of higher education.
What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number is HHS-2016-ACF-ACYF-EV-1157.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 93.592.
When was the opportunity posted, and what was the application due date?
The posting and creation date is April 26, 2016. The application closing date listed is June 27, 2016.
What is the overall concept of the funded project in plain terms?
The grant supports a single national organization to act as a hub for the domestic violence field by identifying and sharing effective practices, developing new tools where needed, training and supporting providers to implement high-quality and culturally grounded programming, maintaining a centralized online resource hub, and strengthening coordination between domestic violence services and other child- and family-serving systems.
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